point-gridoperator

noun
UK /pɔɪnt ˈɡrɪdˌɒpəreɪtə/
US /pɔɪnt ˈɡrɪdˌɑːpəreɪtər/

A point-grid operator is a tool that helps you find or move things on a grid of dots.

The point-grid operator showed us exactly where the treasure was hidden on the map.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person who works with a grid of points to plan or measure things.

The point-grid operator marked each spot on the field before the game.

3. A math symbol that changes points on a grid in a special way.

We used a point-grid operator to slide the shape two squares to the right.

4. A computer program that arranges dots into neat rows and columns.

The point-grid operator made the picture look like a tidy pattern of dots.